We miss you already, Bill. July 23rd, Did someone say "Guardians"? We at Cleveland Memory have been fans of the Guardians for decades - so much so that we've been using this gorgeous Art Deco cartouche by John Kemeny as our favicon since the beginning of Cleveland Memory. See it in context in the souvenir dedication book The Cleveland Union Station: A description of the new passenger facilities and surrounding improvements, Though he struck out and the Indians lost that game , Doby himself went on to have a stellar career with the team.
See photos of Larry Doby in Cleveland Memory. The Cleveland Press , Cleveland's only surviving afternoon daily newspaper, stopped its presses for good. Founded by Edward W.
Scripps as the Penny Press in , it started out as a small, 4-page afternoon daily, and under the editorial leadership of Louis B. Seltzer, who was at the helm of The Press from to , it became one of the country's most influential newspapers.
Ten cent beer night: what could possibly go wrong? Tuesday, June 4, , many of the 25, baseball fans in attendance at the Cleveland Municipal Stadium took full advantage of a special promotion enabling them to purchase beer for the low price of ten cents a cup. Read all about it. The Cleveland Industrial Exposition of years ago this month, , visitors from all over the world flocked to see this massive showcase of Cleveland's industrial prowess.
The exposition lured new industry to Cleveland and caused a surge in retail, convention bookings, and the real estate market. A month earlier, Garland had just finished work on The Wizard of Oz, the picture which would launch her career. The Indians beat the Detroit Tigers, , thanks to a three-hit complete game from Indians pitcher Robert Feller, who struck out ten batters.
Congratulations to The Vindicator , Cleveland State University's multicultural magazine, celebrating its 50th anniversary. First published in as a newspaper giving voice to African-American students, The Vindicator has grown over the years into a glossy, student-run and contributor-based Arts and Culture magazine with the overarching themes of multiculturalism, social justice and artistic expression, as outlined in this Cleveland.
Cleveland native Hal Holbrook , best known for a lifetime of stage performances as Mark Twain, died on January 23, at the age of Four-time Olympian and lifelong Clevelander Harrison Dillard died recently at the age of His four gold medals a record shared with his idol Jesse Owens , were all the more remarkable given his early childhood: his mother recalled in a interview that he was born with rickets, and couldn't stand up until he was 16 months old.
That didn't prevent him from serving with distinction in the Army in WWII, or from shattering worldwide track records, as outlined in this obit in Cleveland. Carl B. Stokes , elected 52 years ago today on November 7, , was the first African-American to lead a major American city.
At the time, Cleveland was one of the 10 largest cities in the United States and Stokes' election put the city in the national spotlight. We can't recommend his autobiography highly enough: a fascinating and engagingly written profile of his rise from a street thug and a pool hustler to the halls of power.
Parrish played for the Browns from through He is best known today for his efforts to organize players in an attempt to get higher salaries and better pensions, which made him a pariah within the Browns organization and within the NFL. Excuse us while we powder our nose We've been working hard behind the scenes here to migrate tens of thousands of images to a new database.
This has necessitated a minor facelift throughout the site, which shouldn't change the functionality of anything our regular visitors are expecting. However, all direct links to images in the database have changed , so if you've bookmarked or linked to any of our material hello, Facebook!
We're sorry for the hassle. If you need help finding your favorites in the new database, get in touch and we'll try to help!
Remembering A. Grace Lee Mims : We're saddened to hear of the death of A. Grace Lee Mims, musician, librarian, activist, radio host, and friend. She'll be missed by many, including her colleagues at IdeaStream, who've posted this lovely remembrance.
So we're happy to see that the Cleveland Landmarks Commission has unanimously supported plans for a park honoring the massive machines. Details here from IdeaStream. Marilyn Reese Sheppard is found murdered in her Bay Village home, sparking one of Cleveland's more sensational crime scene investigations and a controversial murder trial that could be considered the O. Simpson case of its day. The Sheppard case has had an influence on our popular culture providing the premise for two 2 television series and a motion picture.
Of course, the Cleveland Press was there to capture it all. Seltzer, who helmed The Press from to , it became one of the country's most influential newspapers. More info at Cleveland. The Baseball Heritage Museum has unveiled a newly-created model of League Park almost exactly years after the Park's debut on May 1, Happy Dyngus Day! As Cleveland celebrates its 9th annual Dyngus Day festivities over in Gordon Square and elsewhere, we remind our visitors about the some historical images, e-books, and oral histories featured in our Polish Americans of Cleveland web exhibit.
We're saddened to hear of the death of Cleveland Press photographer Tony Tomsic , pictured here with our own Bill Barrow at a event. Cleveland Memory is fortunate to have many hundreds of his photos - the first of which date back 60 years - with countless more archived in our Special Collections, still to be digitized and shared. Check out Brent Larkin's nice tribute at Cleveland. Former Cleveland Browns head coach Forrest Gregg died last week at the age of When his playing days ended, Gregg worked his way up the ranks as a coach.
Frank Robinson Former Indians player-manager Frank Robinson, the first African-American to manage a major league baseball team, died at the age of 83 on Thursday, February 7.
On opening day in , Robinson homered in his first at-bat as player-manager. Check out news coverage of the story on Cleveland. Veterans Memorial Bridge Celebrating Years! The anniversary will be marked on August 18th with festivities including free self- guided tours for Cuyahoga County residents into the bridge's lower levels where streetcars ran until Some of her earliest performances in Cleveland were at Leo's Casino Nov. Read more about Ms. Franklin in Cleveland. New in Cleveland Memory!
Our City Club Forums Collection now contains streaming video recordings spanning the years Look back on over a decade of city, state and national politics. Learn about important issues that are still being discussed today. See familiar faces from the political stage whose names will appear on future ballots. Cleveland voters unhappy with the performance of Mayor Dennis Kucinich, sworn in less than a year before, were given the opportunity to oust him from office in a recall election.
The recall attempt failed by votes, and Kucinich served his full two-year term. Hometown director Steven Caple Jr. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.
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